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MMV develops framework to assess risk of resistance for antimalarial compounds
(EurekAlert) Medicines for Malaria Venture has developed a framework to evaluate the risk of resistance for the antimalarial compounds in its portfolio. A paper based on this work: A framework for assessing the risk of resistance for antimalarials in development has been published in the Malaria Journal today. Resistance defines the longevity of every anti-infective Read More »
- August 22, 2012
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, Public Health, and Research
Obama Cautions Syria on WMD Usage
(Global Security Newswire) Any attempt by the Syrian government to employ or strategically field biological or chemical weapons would cross a “red line” that could lead the United States to change its posture on dealing with the Assad regime’s attempt to remain in power, Reuters quoted President Obama as saying on Monday. “A red line for us is (if) Read More »
- August 21, 2012
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, South Asia, International, Public Health, and Research
Ebola outbreak kills one, infects three in DR Congo
(AlertNet) An outbreak of Ebola has killed one person and is believed to have infected three others over the last week in northeastern Congo, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday. The outbreak is in Isiro, a busy town in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Oriental province, which shares a border with Uganda, but the Read More »
- August 20, 2012
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
Grain growers warned to bolster biosecurity
(ABC News) The Department of Agriculture and Food says it is concerned Western Australian grain growers are risking outbreaks of pests and diseases because of inadequate biosecurity practices. The department asked more than 130 growers to undertake a biosecurity self-assessment, which it says shows too many farmers were not properly managing the movement of people Read More »
- August 15, 2012
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Agriculture, and Public Health
South Asia: Hot spot for cross-border diseases
(The Times of India) In South Asia, one of the world’s most densely populated regions, deadly diseases from animals, like the nipah virus, brucellosis, anthrax and even avian flu, cross international boundaries with ease. A fruit bat on the India-Bangladesh border could spread the deadly nipah virus when it licks the juice of the date Read More »
- August 14, 2012
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, Middle East, North America, South Asia, Agents & Toxins, and Public Health